1774 in literature

See also: 1773 in literature, other events of 1774, 1775 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

New Books

• The Newgate Calendar
• The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Births

• February 24 - Archibald Constable
• August 12 - Robert Southey

Deaths

• April 4 - Oliver Goldsmith

Awards